Sheila Hawkins b. 20 August 1905

Also known as Mrs Bowden
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator),
  • Artist (Painter)
Mid 20th century painter, illustrator and author. War artist and children's book illustrator.

Citations

  • 'Joan Kerr Archives’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Correspondence between Hawkins and Kerr (Oct. 1995) about the Mitchell Library’s collection of her war-related art works.

  • (1999), 'Times’, London, England UK, Obituary, unsighted.

  • Timms, Peter (April 1999), 'Obituary’, Canberra, ACT: Art Monthly Australia, page 29, “a bit inaccurate”.

  • Mahony, Bertha; Louise, E.; Latimer, P. & Folmsbee, Beulah (1947), 'Illustrators of Children’s Books 1744-1945’, New York, USA.

  • Muir, Marcie (1998), 'Sheila Hawkins: Profile of an Illustrator’, self-published, (57 pp pb 0 646 35300 4).

  • Peppin, Brigid & Micklethwaite, Lucy (1983), 'Dictionary of British Book Illustrators’, London, England, UK.

  • 'Correspondence between Sheila Hawkins and the AWM 1988-93’, Canberra, ACT: Australian War Memorial.

  • (see Eilean Pearcey file). Information sourced from, Fairhall, Christine (Mrs).

  • Hawkins, Shiela (1947), 'Animals of Australia’, England, UK: Puffin.

  • Hawkins, Shiela (1962), 'Australian Animals and Birds’, Sydney, NSW: Angus and Robertson.

  • Barnard, Peggy (1956), 'Wish and the Magic Nut’, (illustrated by Hawkins).

  • 'Joan Kerr Archives’, National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT, Correspondence between Hawkins and Kerr (Oct. 1995) about the Mitchell Library’s collection of her war-related art works.

See also

  • 'Heritage, Section 10 plate 429'.

Initial data sources

  • Heritage with additions